Matthew 6:9-13

 ⁹ “This, then, is how you should pray:

   “‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
¹⁰ your kingdom come,
your will be done
   on earth as it is in heaven.
¹¹ Give us today our daily bread.
¹² Forgive us our debts,
   as we also have forgiven our debtors.
¹³ And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.

Amen

The lord Jesus told that we can pray about ANYTHING we want. If you want to pray about you parents you can, if you want to pray for your friends you can. But if you don't know what to pray for this is what you can say. I will explain all the prayer:

Hallowed be your name - Let your name be holy

Your kingdom come, your will be done - Let everything you want done be done

Give us today our daily bread - give us what we need

Forgive is our debts - Forgive our sins

Lead us not into temptation - lead us away from the Devil

{Pray this prayer whenever you can, even memorise it}

Exodus 20:1-17

1. Thou shall not have any other gods before me.
2. Thou shall not worship idols.
3. Thou shall not use God's name in vain.
4. Keep the Sabbath Day holy.
5. Honour your mother and father.
6. Thou shall not murder.
7. Thou shall not commit adultery.
8. Thou shall not steal.
9. Thou shall not lie.
10. Thou shall not covet.


The ten commandments are very good rules that help you with everyday life. They're pretty self-explanitory, but I think I can sum it up a little bit more.


1. Thou shall not have any other gods before me.
Don't have any other gods but God that you worship.


2. Thou shall not worship idols.
This doesn't just mean, 'don't worship granite statues that have weird carvings on them'. Idols can also be things that you do, or spend more time with that God. For example, someone could be a Christian, but could be addicted to their Nintendo DS, and spend way more time playing on that then talking to God. You need to be sure to put God first.


3. Thou shall not use God's name in vain.
This is one people disobey quite often. We often forget about this rule as we say, 'Oh My God!!!!' or "God! Why can't my kids be more obedient?!" or "Jesus Christ! I locked my keys in they boot of my car!" We need to remember this. Often, this becomes a habit, and we need to get out of it. Sometimes, we replace 'God' with 'gosh', or we make variations of the word. This is alright to do in my opinion, but we also need to be cautious of how we use the word.


4. Keep the Sabbath Day holy.
The Sabbath Day is  Saturday, the last day of the week, and we need to honour it and keep it Hold by resting, just as God did when he created........um.....creation.


5. Honour your mother and father.
Yes, whatever age you are, 2, 11, 35, 48, 56, 70, 80, 97..........We need to do this! It says in the bible that if you honour your mother and father, you will live long in the land that the Lord has given you, meaning heaven. And you do want to live in heaven, don't you?


6. Thou shall not murder.
Obviously, this is something we shouldn't do. No matter how annoyed, or frustrated we are, we should never, EVER murder.




7. Thou shall not commit adultery.
You need to be honest and faithful to your marriage promises. Most importantly, you need to be loyal to your partner.


8. Thou shall not steal.
No matter how small or big something is, you should never steal it. From shops, from people, it doesn't matter. Never steal.


9. Thou shall not lie.
My mother always tells me that even if it's the slightest thing you lie about, lying is still a sin. Remember! There is no such thing as a white lie.


10. Thou shall not covet.
Do not want something of someone else. Whether it's their talent, their possesions, their relationship with someone else, just don't do it.

Psalm 124

 ¹ If the LORD had not been on our side—
   let Israel say—
² if the LORD had not been on our side
   when people attacked us,
³ they would have swallowed us alive
   when their anger flared against us;
⁴ the flood would have engulfed us,
   the torrent would have swept over us,
⁵ the raging waters
   would have swept us away.

 ⁶ Praise be to the LORD,
   who has not let us be torn by their teeth.
⁷ We have escaped like a bird
   from the fowler’s snare;
the snare has been broken,
   and we have escaped.
⁸ Our help is in the name of the LORD,
   the Maker of heaven and earth.

It's basically saying if we didn't have the lord by our side then we wouldn't be here. We wouldn't have Him to make us and love us this whole world would be nothing. There would be no cross to save our sins. We wouldn't have a bible to read on our daily devotions.

There would be no us.

There are los of different perspectives of this passage so I would feel blessed if you shared your thoughts to us by email and if you are lucky you might get it put up on this blog.

(Entries Close: August 4th, 2011)

Revelations 22:21

The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God's people.

Amen.

This verse is the last verse in the ENTIRE BIBLE ok... Well, this is like saying the Bible is just a giant incredibly long prayer. I do also like the: The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God's people.

It's like saying all Christians and believers will have The Lords grace.

Well, isn't that comforting.

Sorry for not writing anything for a while.

Ephesians 5:1-2

Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

Follow God's word and love him and others, just like Jesus loved us by sacrificing himself.

Now this doesn't mean you have to die for other people, it just means that you need to love others just like Jesus, not do everything that Jesus did.

Phillipians 3:19-21

Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is set on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who,by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.
I have changed this post, because I think that it'll be easier to explain in full context.
Paul is writing this, and he is telling us about the people who follow the devil instead of God. He says that their destiny will be destroyed and their false gods are wrong and their glory is actually their shame. They concentrate too much on things that we know we can't take to heaven with us. Then Paul talks about us: But christians will be allowed into heaven. They believe that Jesus will come to save us with his power that lets him control everything. His power will make us better, and stronger, and more like Jesus.

Isaiah 60:1

Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.

Okay, can all who read this post tell me what it means?

That is your days challenge.

Work it out, pray for answers, anything which'll help you.